The courses in the Ed-Fi Academy are part of tracks and are made up of components such as units, modules, lessons. This page contains guidance related to the terms used to describe the various material and concepts related to the Ed-Fi Academy.

The Academy terms and their organization are described in Academy Terminology.

General Guidance

Academy Component Capitalization

Capitalize specific instances of Academy components, otherwise use lower-case. Examples:

• It's capital-C Course 104, but The Academy has several technical courses...
• It's capital-M Module 01, but The modules in Course 104 are designed to...

Course Listing Style

Generally, use the form Ed-Fi 101 - What is Ed-Fi? when referring to a course. This is the course title in the Academy Course Catalog, and is used in lists of courses, inline in text, and most places. On second use in a given context, it's okay to use the course code as a standalone title (e.g., "Ed-Fi 101").

Academy courses also have a course code taking the form Ed-Fi 101. It's okay to use the compact form where space is at a premium. For example, the prerequisites for a course might appear as Ed-Fi 101, Ed-Fi 104, Ed-Fi 105.

It's totally okay say formulations like "The prerequisites for this course are Ed-Fi 101, 104, and 105..." in voiceover, but avoid using the number without the "Ed-Fi" prefix in on-screen text.